Tableau Connector for Microsoft SharePoint

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AddAttachment

Adds an attachment to a SharePoint list item. Useful for linking supplementary files to SharePoint records.

Stored Procedure-Specific Information

The AddAttachment stored procedure adds an attachment to a list item in SharePoint. You can specify the attachment content either by providing a local file path using the File parameter, or by providing the content directly using the Content parameter.

To add an attachment from a local file, enter:

EXEC AddAttachment File = 'C:\path\to\AddAttachment.txt', List = 'TestList', ItemID = '1', FileName = 'AddAttachment.txt';

The stored procedure returns the URL of the uploaded attachment on success.

Input

Name Type Required Description
File String False The full path of the local file to be uploaded as an attachment.
List String True The name of the SharePoint list where the attachment will be added.
ItemID String True The unique identifier of the list item to which the attachment will be added.
FileName String False The name of the file to be uploaded as an attachment, including the file extension (such as 'document.pdf'). This is used if 'Content' is not null.

Result Set Columns

Name Type Description
Success Boolean Indicates whether the attachment was successfully added. Returns 'true' for success and 'false' for failure.
URL String The URL of the newly created attachment in SharePoint.

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